Panek, Record-Breaking Boys Relay Pace Athens' Efforts At Williamsport
By: Tim Birney / February 9, 2025
WILLIAMSPORT - Junior Evelyn Panek logged Athens' only win here Saturday at the Williamsport Swimming & Diving Invitational, while the Wildcat foursome of seniors Ethan Hicks and Ronel Ankam and sophomores Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks set a new school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
The Athens boys finished second in the team standings with 281 points, well off the pace of Tunkhannock, which had 431 points.
The Lady Wildcats were fifth with 160.5 points. Williamsport won the team title with 334 points.
Read the complete recap of the meet on Valley Sports Report.
About the Author
Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
